Cement News tagged under: Lafarge
Antoine Ducleax new Lafarge Central Europe CEO29 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAntoine Duclaux is the new CEO of Lafarge Central Europe and heads up the future country cluster of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia. Until recently, he was Senior Vice President Strategy at Lafarge’s headquarters following earlier appointments as Managing Director at Lafarge Emirates Cement, Dubai, and Lafarge Cementos, Honduras. He has been part of the Lafarge team since 2002, when he started as Vice President of Corporate Audit. |
Philippines: Pasig City launches new RDF facility26 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Pasig City government on Wednesday inaugurated a new refuse-derived fuel facility (RDF) which will supply alternative fuels to local cement plants including those of Lafarge. The collaboration between the Pasig government with IPM Construction and Development Corp (IPM) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) can process 600tpd of waste. The facility is majority-owned by Basic Environmental Systems & Technologies Inc and Lafarge Industrial Ecology International. IPM,... |
Ujjwal Batria appointed as Lafarge India CEO26 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has appointed Ujjwal Batria as the India CEO effective 22 June 2015. Mr Batria takes over the responsibility from Martin Kriegner who has been appointed future Area Manager Central Europe of LafargeHolcim. Mr Ujjwal Batria has been with Lafarge for the past 16 years. Prior to his appointment as the Country CEO, Lafarge India, Mr Batria was the MD of Lafarge India Private Ltd. |
Lafarge opens new Maldives silo22 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has opened a 4000t cement silo in Thilafushi, Maldives, taking total capacity to 9000t. The new facility was opened up by Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed together with representatives from Lafarge and the State Trading Organisation (STo). Lafarge Maldives was opened in 1999, under an agreement between STO and Lafarge Cement to build a trade terminal in the Maldives. The project was lauchned by then STO chairman and present President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Qayyoom. STO... |
Bénédicte de Bonnechose is Lafarge France’s new MD19 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsBénédicte de Bonnechose is Lafarge France’s new managing director, following in the footsteps of Pascal Casanova, who moves to the LafargeHolcim Executive Committee. Since 1993, she has led a varied career with Lafarge, fullfilling a multitude of roles, including financial director of Betons France and director of strategy, public affairs and environment for Lafarge’s operations in France. Early 2013 saw her appointed as managing director of Granulats France. |
Lafarge to buy out Baring stake in Indian unit16 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs part of the implementation in India of its planned merger with Holcim - and subject to its completion - Lafarge has signed an agreement to acquire the 14 per cent stake held by Baring in Lafarge India, for a consideration of EUR270m. Following this transaction, subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities, Lafarge will hold 100 per cent of the shares of Lafarge India. |
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe secures additional funding for plant upgrades11 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Zimbabwe has secured approval from its parent company, Lafarge Group, to invest an additional $5m on plant upgrades this year. The cement maker last year announced plans to invest about $10m-$15m on upgrading grinding capabilities. According to the company, the plant upgrades will push its volumes from 0.39Mta to 0.5Mta. Speaking to local press at the sidelines of the company's AGM, Amal Tantawi, chief executive of Lafarge Zimbabwe, told The Herald Business that the all the... |
Lafarge expects modest Czech sales growth10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement sales rose by five per cent in 2004 to CZK965m (EUR35m) due in part to a revival of domestic construction activity. Profit from operations soared by 53 percent to CZK179m. The growth is attributed to rising sales, an extraordinary revenue from the sale of carbon credits and operating savings, spokesperson Milena Hucanova told CTK Business News. The company, which operates the 1.2Mta Cizkovice cement works, expects a modest growth in sales this year. Czech cement ... |
Slovenia: Lafarge to appeal Environment Agency decision10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafargeCement plans to appeal the decision by Slovenia's Environment Agency which rejected its request for an integrated pollution prevention and control permit for its plant close to Trbovlje. The company said Tuesday its request was rejected on a formality and that it had had supplemented its filing with all requisite documents, including the project documentation and an environmental impact report. The statement comes a week after the Environment Agency rejected the application, ... |
Holcim launches exchange offer for Lafarge shares01 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim said Monday it has launched the public exchange offer for all the shares of Lafarge, marking the final stage of the merger of the two cement majors. Shareholders in Lafarge are being asked to offer their shares at an exchange ratio of nine Holcim shares for 10 Lafarge shares. Their acceptance of the exchange is the final stage to create a new company. Holcim shareholders have already approved the tie up. The combined LafargeHolcim group would employ approximately 115,000 people i... |